He is the one whom Silas,[a] Timothy, and I preached to you, and as God's ultimate "Yes," he always does what he says. Carter was a professor at the time at the Pennsylvania Military Academy, a school in which he had been a member of the first graduating class. In the book of James chapter 1, verse 12 moving very quickly here it says: But now thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. Very important to keep these promises in our minds because it guides us. For all of God's promises have been fulfilled in Christ with a resounding "Yes!" While sheep […] One of my favorite Bible stories growing up was David and Goliath. Carter had a variety of jobs from sheep herding to professor of Natural Science, Civil Engineering, Chemistry and Mathematics. For as many as are the promises of God, in Him they are yes; therefore also through Him is our Amen to the glory of God through us. It says when the hallowing storms of doubt and fear assail, you're standing on the promises of God. Standing on God’s Promises. I thought that we were at the end of this hard time but it seemed like God wasn’t finished yet. He faced a personal crisis in his early years that caused him to search the Bible for a healing promise from God. For the Son of God, Christ Jesus, who was preached among you by us—by me and Silvanus and Timothy—was not yes and no, but is yes in Him. Nothing on this earth or in the universe, whether visible or invisible, can thwart what God has promised for those who are His children. 2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the … You’ve been there. If we could only believe what God tells us in His Word and stand with Standing on the promises that cannot fail, When the howling storms of doubt and fear assail, By the living Word of God I shall prevail, Standing on the promises of God. How to Keep Standing On God’s Promises. “Standing on the Promises” was written and composed by Russell Carter in 1886. A promise is the announcement of an intention, an announcement of something to be done. You need to believe that the promises you are standing on are true. One of the hymns we used to sing in my childhood church was “Standing on the Promises of God,” written by the late composer Russell Kelso Carter. 3) Christ is our "yes" to God's promises "For Jesus Christ, the Son of God, does not waver between "Yes" and "No." Standing on the Promises of God God's promises have God's omnipotent power behind them and cannot be stopped by human power. “STANDING ON THE PROMISES OF GOD” Isaiah 43:1-7. 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